Faber is an

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in Nelson County,

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. It is the location of

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. Faber was one of the communities mentioned in several episodes of the television series, ''

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''. The family drama about post-

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rural Virginia drew from the geography of Faber and nearby Schuyler and involved the Schuyler Baptist Church.

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Unincorporated communities in Nelson County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{NelsonCountyVA-geo-stub